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Using Windows software on Ipad

This makes the iPad more viable as a business Tablet.

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I can't say much about the other forums but the HP tablet forum has gone very very quiet. I wonder whether the iPad is partly responsible for this :)
I *know* it is responsible for me ditching the TC.

I agree with John on this one. I like the portability of my iPad and it has filled many of the functions my Tablet PC did, but I will still have to travel with my tablet PC. Simply because I don't have any work support for the iOS and there are several client applications I have to be running locally rather than remotely. I run my office applications using iTAP and it works great as a remote desktop. I am also loving the battery life on the iPad.

specifically for Active Ink (disclosure: my company, Allegiance Technology, has a reseller relationship with Active Ink) they have always had a good product but only recently have made some internal changes that will see a bigger focus on promoting their solutions. We are working closely with them and have been very encouraged by the improvements.

ActiveInk was early early into the Tablet PC market.
They have made a good product for a long time.
I thought they would do well, but I feel they are surprised that Sales never amounted to what it should have. These inkable form apps are very useful, but to a small audience, whose size isn't increasing.

I like the much more open minded approach to the ipad on this site. I own two TC1100, an iPad and am mostly working on a Mac... now the TC1100 only get used when I need to do some Windows work for which I need a REAL Windows computer (opposed to Windows on a VM) - though the last time I did that was when an iOS Jailbreak software was only availlable for Windows :)
Ah, sorry I'm ranting :)

FH was not designed for the tablet but works very well with it. Plus, users are always walking around when using it so a mobile platform like the tablet is preferred. Most of the work is done through pointing, clicking and drop downs but unusual conditions or additional notes require handwriting. Also, after an inspection the fire marshal captures a signature from someone at the business. The iPad works well with the inspection software but the problem is when people want to do other things like notetaking, spreadsheets, taking pictures, etc. they find the iPad comes up short. I'm sure the gap between what the iPad can and can't do will narrow but for now it isn't the best device.

ipad = instant on. Was FIREHOUSE Software specifically designed for a Tablet ? Do people actually walk around and write on the tablet ? What windows software is needed in the field ? I think how good the software is would help choose the right device.

I'm just one man!!!

Besides, as a capitalist, I think the market needs to define the term. It may be a battle that is already lost. After all, they call a Smart Fortwo a car, and as an owner of a Ford Mustang, I have a real problem calling anything but a toy! :-)

I think that defining our terms would be a great contribution to the tablet world. So far, it has been the province of the marketers. As a leader in the industry, John, why don't you do it? I think that the lack of definition is what undermined Miocrosoft's vision. One particular thing that bugs me is the interchange of "convertible" and "slate" as just "tablet." Now people use the term tablet to describe an iPad, even though it really doesn't run note-taking applications (really).

I love my (Motion LE1700) tablet. I use it all the time in school with MS OneNote. Every semester I fend off the question, "What is that?" This vertical market just screams for some educational advertising.

I think it's time to define our terms!

Wouldn't this be the process of using a convertible?

Originally Posted by HeavyHanded

If agree! However the combination of multi-touch and pen input hold some serious promise.

Yea, but no one is really doing that !
I want digital ink with a bit of touch.
It looks like many many more people want Touch.
So the only hope of good Touch/INK devices will be Touch devices with a bit of INK (pen).

I'd be surprised to see a good Touch/Pen(Ink) device anytime soon.
The Sahara device seems the closest (never tried it myself).

If agree! However the combination of multi-touch and pen input hold some serious promise.

MultiTouch doesn't impress me at all. It certainly is useful if you get sick of washing your hands after fingerpainting though. :)